S 1138 General Bill, By Climer
 A BILL TO AMEND ARTICLE 7, CHAPTER 5, TITLE 58 OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF
 LAWS, 1976, TO REQUIRE A WATER OR SEWER UTILITY SUBJECT TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE
 COMMISSION'S SUPERVISION AND REGULATION MUST ESTABLISH CUSTOMER CLASSES BASED
 UPON GEOGRAPHIC SERVICE LOCATION; TO PROVIDE THAT A CLASS BASED UPON
 GEOGRAPHIC SERVICE LOCATION CONSISTS OF CUSTOMERS WHO ARE SERVED BY A WATER OR
 SEWER UTILITY FOR WHICH THE UTILITY'S SYSTEM COMPONENTS THAT PROVIDE THE
 SERVICE TO THOSE CUSTOMERS ARE PHYSICALLY CONNECTED AND THIS CLASS IS IN
 ADDITION TO OTHER TYPES OF CUSTOMER CLASSES; TO PROVIDE THAT A CUSTOMER IN A
 GEOGRAPHIC SERVICE LOCATION CLASS MUST NOT PAY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION,
 MAINTENANCE OR IMPROVEMENT FOR THE UTILITY'S PIPES OR OTHER EQUIPMENT THAT
 PROVIDES SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS IN A SEPARATE GEOGRAPHIC SERVICE LOCATION CLASS.

   03/22/18  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 5)
   03/22/18  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (Senate Journal-page 5)

TO AMEND ARTICLE 7, CHAPTER 5, TITLE 58 OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS, 1976, TO REQUIRE A WATER OR SEWER UTILITY SUBJECT TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION'S SUPERVISION AND REGULATION MUST ESTABLISH CUSTOMER CLASSES BASED UPON GEOGRAPHIC SERVICE LOCATION; TO PROVIDE THAT A CLASS BASED UPON GEOGRAPHIC SERVICE LOCATION CONSISTS OF CUSTOMERS WHO ARE SERVED BY A WATER OR SEWER UTILITY FOR WHICH THE UTILITY'S SYSTEM COMPONENTS THAT PROVIDE THE SERVICE TO THOSE CUSTOMERS ARE PHYSICALLY CONNECTED AND THIS CLASS IS IN ADDITION TO OTHER TYPES OF CUSTOMER CLASSES; TO PROVIDE THAT A CUSTOMER IN A GEOGRAPHIC SERVICE LOCATION CLASS MUST NOT PAY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE OR IMPROVEMENT FOR THE UTILITY'S PIPES OR OTHER EQUIPMENT THAT PROVIDES SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS IN A SEPARATE GEOGRAPHIC SERVICE LOCATION CLASS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Article 7, Chapter 5, Title 58 of the 1976 Code of Laws is amended by adding:

"Section 58-5-715.    (A)    A water or sewer utility that is subject to the supervision and regulation of the Public Service Commission must establish customer classes based upon geographic service location. A class based upon geographic service location must consist of customers who are served by a water or sewer utility for which the components that provide the water or sewer service to those customers are physically connected. This class must be in addition to other types of customer classes.

(B)    A customer within a geographic service location class must not pay for the construction, maintenance or improvements for the utility's pipes or other equipment that provides water or sewer service to customers in a separate geographic service location class.

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.